COUNCIL PUBLIC INFORMATION NEWS ADVISORYIMMEDIATE RELEASE TO BE FORWARDED AND SHAREDTuesday, 31 May 2011

Richmond City Council Green City Commission to hold meeting

Commission to assist by providing expertise and information in support of Richmond sustainability efforts

WHAT The Richmond City Council Green City Commission will hold an official meeting. This meeting is free and open to the public and all citizens are invited and encouraged to attend. The agenda for this meeting will include the following;I. Call to OrderA. Approve RosterB. Commission VacancyII. Approval of April 18th 2011 Meeting MinutesIII. Review Commission Responsibilities and DutiesIV. Establish CommitteesV. Reporting TimetableVI. Review of City of Richmond’s Sustainability efforts (distributed by Alicia Zatcoff)VII. Presentation Requested by Emerging Leaders in Architecture, Virginia AIA VIII. Establish Meeting ScheduleIX. Adjourn

WHEN Monday, June 6, 2011 1:00-2:30 p.m.

WHERE Richmond Main Street Station Richmond Department of Economic and Community Development 3rd Floor Conference Room 1500 East Main Street, 3rd Floor; Richmond, Virginia 23219(Free parking is located on the West side of Richmond Main Street Station in a gravel lot below the interstate and, when looking at the building, the entrance is the far left door.

WHO Members of the Richmond City Council Green City Commission

CONTACT For more information please contact K.C. McGurren, Chairman, Richmond City Council Green City Commission, at 804.212.1295 (tel); 804.225.9843 (office); or kc.mcgurren@earthcraftvirginia.org (email)

Richmond City Council Green City Commission Richmond City Council established the Richmond City Council Green City Commission on October 26, 2010 by Richmond City Council Ordinance No. 2009-175-185. The purpose of the Richmond City Council Green City Commission is to assist Richmond citizens by providing expertise and information in support of Richmond sustainability efforts.

The Richmond City Council Green City Commission consists of nine members, seven appointed by Richmond City Council and two by the Mayor, one of whom shall be the director of a department of City government or such director’s designee. Richmond City Council Green City Commission members appointed to date include:

Richmond government boards, commissions, committees and task forces _________________Critical to the foundation of our citizen-run government, Richmond City Council regularly establishes and/or appoints members to serve on local and regional government boards, commissions, committees and task forces to assist with providing oversight on various topics, programs and services. Appointments are made throughout the year as vacancies occur and new entities are created. Richmond City Council currently appoints members to 55 local and regional public bodies; most of which are volunteer/non-paid positions.

Appointed public bodies provide needed intellectual assistance on subjects that shape the quality of our lives, neighborhoods and city and increase government openness, inclusion and transparency. Membership on these entities offers citizens an opportunity to learn more about their local government and to use their education, experience, skills and abilities in service of the public good. All citizens are invited and encouraged to apply to serve.

Individual membership requirements are different for each public body, which range from advisory to policy to governing. Appointed terms include project-oriented ones that exist for a few months and more long-term ones that last up to four years. Time commitments vary from a couple hours a year, up to 20 hours a month. Meeting times, dates, locations and frequency are scheduled as needed. Incumbents are also considered for reappointment at the conclusion of their terms.

In addition to the 55 current local and regional public bodies, Council appoints members to five (5) non-governmental organizations and one (1) federal government entity; for a total of 61 entities (governmental and non-governmental).

All citizens interested in being appointed to serve as a member of a local or regional public government body or non-government organization (a list of which follows below), that Richmond City Council appoints members, to are invited to review the descriptions, purposes and individual membership requirements and vacancies and apply online at: http://www.richmondgov.com/CityCouncil/CouncilBoardsCommissions.aspx or http://eservices.ci.richmond.va.us/applications/boardscommissions/index.aspx

CONTACT For more information regarding local or regional public government body or non-government organization, that Richmond City Council appoints members, please call 804.646.7955; or visit: http://www.richmondgov.com/CityCouncil/CouncilBoardsCommissions.aspx